Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Cultist of the Absolute (Commander)

Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Cultist of the Absolute
Rank #3,103
90decks
Jeremy Rowe
Oct 24, 2025
Building Horror Typal with Captain N'ghathrod
It's spooky season, so that means it's time for some Horror in your Commander decks. Let's see what Captain N'ghathrod can do.
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Kitsune's Technique
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Shredder's Technique
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Donatello's Technique
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Fractured Sanity
76%inclusion68 decks90 decks
66%synergy
Ruin Crab
73%inclusion66 decks90 decks
65%synergy
Altar of the Brood
68%inclusion61 decks90 decks
63%synergy
Mindcrank
73%inclusion66 decks90 decks
61%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
63%inclusion57 decks90 decks
60%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
68%inclusion61 decks90 decks
57%synergy
Consuming Aberration
71%inclusion64 decks90 decks
56%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
60%inclusion54 decks90 decks
54%synergy
Memory Erosion
57%inclusion51 decks90 decks
52%synergy
The Water Crystal
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Syr Konrad, the Grim
58%inclusion52 decks90 decks
45%synergy
Drown in the Loch
57%inclusion51 decks90 decks
39%synergy
The Mindskinner
56%inclusion45 decks81 decks
49%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
51%inclusion46 decks90 decks
46%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
50%inclusion45 decks90 decks
44%synergy
Court of Cunning
49%inclusion44 decks90 decks
43%synergy
Singularity Rupture
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
36%synergy
Psionic Ritual
48%inclusion43 decks90 decks
45%synergy
Sewer Nemesis
46%inclusion41 decks90 decks
41%synergy
Hedron Crab
46%inclusion41 decks90 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
2%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Notion Thief
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Will
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Nemesis of Reason
44%inclusion40 decks90 decks
36%synergy
Guiltfeeder
39%inclusion35 decks90 decks
34%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
38%inclusion34 decks90 decks
32%synergy
Grell Philosopher
37%inclusion33 decks90 decks
33%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
31%synergy
Shadow Kin
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
31%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
32%inclusion29 decks90 decks
28%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
25%synergy
Manic Scribe
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
27%synergy
Nighthowler
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
21%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
25%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Uchuulon
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Imperious Mindbreaker
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
22%synergy
Spellskite
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Riddlekeeper
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
21%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Umbris, Fear Manifest
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Chasm Skulker
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Elder Brain
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Brainstealer Dragon
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Dreadhound
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Overcharged Amalgam
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Sludge Monster
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Strix
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Flayer
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Undead Alchemist
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Illithid Harvester
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Fleet Swallower
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Raul, Trouble Shooter
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Aboleth Spawn
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Deranged Assistant
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Millikin
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Trinket Mage
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Intellect Devourer
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Tribute Mage
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Mindwrack Harpy
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Wharf Infiltrator
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
42%inclusion38 decks90 decks
-14%synergy
Thought Scour
41%inclusion37 decks90 decks
35%synergy
Thought Collapse
39%inclusion35 decks90 decks
36%synergy
Didn't Say Please
39%inclusion35 decks90 decks
34%synergy
Drown in Dreams
39%inclusion35 decks90 decks
35%synergy
Brainstorm
34%inclusion31 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
34%inclusion31 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Archive Trap
30%inclusion27 decks90 decks
28%synergy
Psychic Strike
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
26%synergy
Visions of Beyond
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
24%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
21%synergy
Pongify
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
-7%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
-15%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Memory Plunder
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
-19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Memory Lapse
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
-9%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
-8%synergy
Aetherize
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Perplex
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Mirrorform
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Brain Freeze
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Aetherspouts
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Murder
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-9%synergy
Psychic Spiral
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Pact of Negation
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Opt
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-6%synergy
Crypt Incursion
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
4%synergy
High Tide
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Glimpse the Unthinkable
38%inclusion34 decks90 decks
33%synergy
Extract from Darkness
38%inclusion34 decks90 decks
30%synergy
Cut Your Losses
34%inclusion31 decks90 decks
30%synergy
Mind Grind
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
28%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
24%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
23%synergy
Traumatize
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
22%synergy
Windfall
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Funeral
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
21%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Increasing Confusion
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Eldritch Pact
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
-9%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Tutor
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Dread Summons
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Bond of Insight
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Fabricate
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Preordain
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Pilfered Plans
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Unearth
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Tome Scour
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Startled Awake
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Chill of Foreboding
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
43%inclusion39 decks90 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion31 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
29%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
24%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
18%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
-9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Codex Shredder
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Grindstone
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Folio of Fancies
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
-5%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Keening Stone
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Banner of Kinship
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Aether Syphon
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
3%synergy
The Everflowing Well
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Fraying Sanity
43%inclusion39 decks90 decks
40%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
42%inclusion38 decks90 decks
39%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
24%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Erasure
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Secrets
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Kindred Discovery
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Endless Evil
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Intruder Alarm
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Chronic Flooding
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Rites
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
39%inclusion35 decks90 decks
33%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Jace Beleren
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion43 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
46%inclusion41 decks90 decks
37%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
-8%synergy
Restless Reef
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
-7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Hive of the Eye Tyrant
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion77 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
84%inclusion76 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
48%inclusion43 decks90 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Signet
43%inclusion39 decks90 decks
-16%synergy
Thought Vessel
37%inclusion33 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
-13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Amber
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion87 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion86 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion81 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
62%inclusion56 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
51%inclusion46 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Choked Estuary
49%inclusion44 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Morphic Pool
48%inclusion43 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
47%inclusion42 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
47%inclusion42 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Watery Grave
47%inclusion42 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Isle
44%inclusion40 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
44%inclusion40 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
34%inclusion31 decks90 decks
-5%synergy
Polluted Delta
34%inclusion31 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion27 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Underground River
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
-11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Pools
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
-5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
1%synergy
River of Tears
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Ruins
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Underground Sea
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Port of Karfell
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Soured Springs
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-1%synergy